Has anyone actually USED Sluggo?

I've used Sluggo before to control snails but not since I got chickens. Now I have a small strawberry patch, which is fenced off from the girls, that I'd like to keep snail-free . . . if I sprinkle some Sluggo around inside the patch to make sure that I get to eat my berries, I think I'm pretty safe. But I'd love to hear from someone who actually HAS used it around poultry just to be safer - there are other posts here asking about it but I don't see much feedback after actual use.
Anyone . . . . ?

I have the same question. I just sent an email to the manufacturer asking is Sluggo is safe if the chickens eat it. I'll let you know the answer when/if I get a response.

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Thanks - I'll be interested in their answer. I think the Deadline stuff is actually a more toxic formula, although it wouldn't be granular so less likely to be eaten. I don't usually use anything since I worry about my dogs too, but this year I want some berries gosh darn it. If I do put the Sluggo down I'll keep it inside the fenced-in patch, so I don't really expect the hens to get to it. Just want to be sure - keep us all posted when the maker answers - Cheers!

They also have a new product, Sluggo Plus Insect, Slug & Snail Pellets. It's supposed to kill slugs, as well as Earwigs, Cutworms, Sowbugs, & Pillbugs. It contains the iron phosphate & Spinosad & is pelleted like sluggo.

I'd have to investigate what Spinosad is before I'd try the new formula - doesn't sound like anything I need though. I just want to keep the slimeys under control. Thanks for the update. I certainly don't want to encourage the girls to eat it and I won't put it anywhere they're likely to forage, but it's nice to know that if they stumble across a crumb or two it shouldn't mean instant death.
Cheers!

Living in western Washington, we have a problem with slugs. Everyone seems to use Sluggo, which makes sense looking at the label's ingredients, the sweet photo of a dog, and the "safe for pets and wildlife" written on the the label. This spring my husband used Sluggo liberally around the garden, and I haven't seen many garden snakes this summer. Maybe it was just me, but I spend a lot of time amending my soil, adding "black gold", and tending my worm bin.

I did a little research on Sluggo and was amazed to discover that there was a secret ingredient, EDTA, that is in Sluggo but not disclosed. It may be bad for pets, wildlife, the environment, and of course, chickens. Don't take a manufacturer's word for it. Make your own decision.